Breaking: Bomb attack on Istanbul police

07 June 2016 - 11:49 By TMG Digital

A bomb attack targeted a police vehicle in Istanbul on Tuesday‚ leaving several people injured‚ according to numerous reports. The remote-controlled device was allegedly detonated as the vehicle passed through the Vezneciler district in the Turkish capital‚ BBC News reported.Photographs which have been shared on various social media platforms showed the wreckage of a destroyed bus and the damaged facades of nearby buildings.Vehicle bombing attack in #Istanbul targeted bus transporting police teams. Scene is close to bus & subway stations pic.twitter.com/ba5zco6rk4 — Abdullah Bozkurt (@abdbozkurt) June 7, 2016async Turquie le centre d’ Istanbul frappé par une attaque à la bombe du groupe terroriste PKK pic.twitter.com/OfAvDWp5VD— milton maynard (@welhuda) June 7, 2016asyncThis is a developing story. ..

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